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| Authors | John O'Donnell James Rutherford |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Donald Trump |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| May 10, 1991; 29 years ago | |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 348[1] |
| ISBN | 067173735X |
Trumped! The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump – His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall is a 1991 book about Donald Trump that was written by John O'Donnell and James Rutherford, and published by Simon & Schuster. Prior to writing the book, O'Donnell worked for Trump for three years, including one year as the president and chief operating officer of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the book, O'Donnell asserts that Trump is racist,[2][3] cheap, and an incompetent businessman.[4]
Background and publication[edit]
John O'Donnell had worked for Donald Trump for three years. In the final year, O'Donnell worked as the president and chief operating officer of the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5] In October 1989,[6] three top executives for The Trump Organization were killed when their helicopter crashed.[1] Trump expressed his condolences, and stated that he had chosen not to board the helicopter shortly before it crashed.[1]
O'Donnell had been passed over for a key position,[5] and angrily quit his job at Trump Plaza in April 1990, after stating that Trump criticized Stephen Hyde, who ran Trump's Atlantic City operations and was killed in the helicopter crash.[6] O'Donnell went to work as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Trump's competitor, Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino Hotel. O'Donnell said that when Trump discovered the book was being written, he tried to intimidate O'Donnell into cancelling the project.[5] James Rutherford, the book's co-author, was a freelance writer from New Jersey.[5]Trumped! was published by Simon & Schuster on May 10, 1991.[1][6]
Summary[edit]
O'Donnell claimed in the book that Trump exploited the 1989 helicopter crash by bragging that he had come close to death. According to O'Donnell, Trump had never been scheduled to board the helicopter. O'Donnell also outlined several business deals that Trump had wanted, and which ultimately did not work out as planned,[5] which contributed to financial difficulties that began for Trump in 1990.[1] According to O'Donnell, Trump blamed other people for the failed deals, including the deceased Trump Organization employees who died in the helicopter crash.[5] O'Donnell stated that the failed deals were the 'practical consequences of Donald's ego.'[1] Additionally, O'Donnell wrote that Trump was irrational, and ignorant of basic facts regarding the casino business.[4] Other claims about Trump were also made by O'Donnell in the book:
- Trump has a fear of disease and of baldness.[5]
- Trump used crude language. O'Donnell described an instance where Trump said to him about girlfriend Marla Maples: 'God, I wish you could see her body! . . . If you could take one look at it, just one look, you wouldn't believe it. It's unbelievable. Better than a ten.'[5]
- Trump is racist. O'Donnell quotes Trump as saying: 'Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.'[4]
- Trump is cheaply frugal.[1] O'Donnell states that Trump reneged on promises to give bonuses to his executives and that he 'never tipped anyone ... not even his drivers.'[4]
Reception[edit]
Joseph Nocera of Entertainment Weekly gave Trumped! a 'B' and stated that 'the sensation of reading O'Donnell's book is not that of shock. It is instead the feeling of having one's suspicions confirmed. Which, I might add, is not altogether unpleasurable.' Nocera also wrote that the book 'is unquestionably motivated by O'Donnell's anger at Trump for disparaging' the three deceased executives, 'Yet this is a surprisingly honorable kiss and tell. Despite the juicy tidbits, the tone is low-key and evenhanded. There is context here.'[4]
Michael M. Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called Trumped! 'an interesting book, but a narrow one.' Thomas said, 'The best and most riveting parts of O'Donnell's spritely book are those which educate the reader in the marketing techniques and considerations which are the essence of running a profitable gambling operation on an industrial scale.'[1]
Susan Lee of The New York Times recommended the book 'if you want to know more' about Trump, stating that 'if you always suspected that beneath his crude, callow, shallow exterior lay a crude, callow, shallow interior, read 'Trumped!' It will give you the pleasure of knowing that you were right.'[5] Trump criticized Lee's review, calling it 'laughable' and stating, 'It is obvious that she is not a fan of Donald Trump.'[7]
Response from Trump[edit]
At the time of the book's publication, David Cay Johnston of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Trump's then-assistant, Norma Foerderer, 'had not read the book but understood that it was filled with mistakes and that the public would be well advised to ignore it.'[6] Later that year, Trump referred to O'Donnell as a 'disgruntled former employee' and called the book 'a dud.'[7]
In 1999, Trump again referred to O'Donnell as a 'disgruntled employee' during an interview with Playboy; Trump also told the magazine: 'Nobody has had worse things written about them than me. And here I am. The stuff O'Donnell wrote about me is probably true. The guy's a fucking loser. A fucking loser. I brought the guy in to work for me; it turns out he didn't know that much about what he was doing. I think I met the guy two or three times total. And this guy goes off and writes a book about me, like he knows me!'[3]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghThomas, Michael M. (23 June 1991). 'Poor Little Rich Boys'. Los Angeles Times. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^Williams, Stereo (13 September 2015). 'Why Do Rappers Idolize Noted Racist Donald Trump?'. The Daily Beast. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ abBaram, Marcus (29 April 2011). 'Donald Trump Was Once Sued By Justice Department For Not Renting To Blacks'. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ abcdeNocera, Joseph (31 May 1991). 'Trumped!: The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump – His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ abcdefghiLee, Susan (14 July 1991). 'The Down Side of the Donald'. The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ abcdJohnston, David (10 May 1991). 'Ex-executive's Book Lambastes Trump As Racist Boor'. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ abTrump, Donald J. (1 September 1991). 'Trumped!'. The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, formerly Potawatomi Bingo Casino, is a Native American casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, owned and operated by the Forest County Potawatomi Community. It first opened its doors March 7, 1991. Located on Canal Street in the Menomonee Valley near Downtown Milwaukee, this entertainment destination offers a variety of entertainment options, including a 20-table poker room, multiple restaurants and dining options, a food court (with several vendors/small restaurants), the Northern Lights Theater, the Sky Lodge (a smoke-free casino), and a 500-seat two-tiered theater (the Northern Lights Theater) that combines entertainment and dining. It's a popular destination spot for visitors outside of Milwaukee.
The casino underwent an expansion that was completed in the summer of 2008, expanding the number of table games to 60 and slot machines to over 3,000. The connected hotel stands eighteen stories high (numbered as nineteen due to the common exclusion of the thirteenth floor), and is the tallest habitable structure in the city west of Interstate 94 (with the roof of Miller Park nearby standing 70 feet higher).
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In May 2017, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino announced that it wants to expand the hotel with the construction of a second tower.[1] The second tower is expected to cost around $80 million and will house 119 rooms and suites, bringing the hotel’s total number to 500. The 180,000-square-foot addition will also feature a spa and additional meeting space. It is expected to open in the spring of 2019.
Gaming[edit]
The Potawatomi Casino has one of the largest gaming floors in all of Wisconsin, with a bingo hall measuring 45,800 square feet (4,250 m2), which can accommodate around 2,500 players. There are more than 3,000 machines for gaming as well as 100 poker and table games.[2]
The 24/7 poker room includes a mix of Limit and No-Limit Texas Hold ’Em, Seven Card Stud, and Pot Limit Omaha.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Staff, Daily Reporter (2017-05-16). 'Potawatomi Hotel to add second tower'. The Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^'Potawatomi Bingo Casino Review'. Poker30.net – Reviews and Bonus Info on the Best Poker Sites. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
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